World No. 1 and reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) announced his withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup—the last stage of the Grand Chess Tour, being held in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA—before the fourth round of this tournament. He had lost to Hans Niemann (USA) in the previous round.
In the fourth round, Carlsen's opponent was to be Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), who was awarded a win.
Levon Aronian, the former leader of the Armenian men’s national chess team who now represents the USA, played a draw with Leinier Dominguez (USA) and is penultimate, with 1.5 points, in the current standings.
Hans Niemann, who has 3 points, tops these standings.
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